внести свою лепту

• ВНОСИТЬ/ВНЕСТИ СВОЮ ЛЕПТУ во что rather elev; often humor in contemp. usage

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⇒ to do one's part in a shared effort:

- X внёс свою лепту в Y ≈ X did his bit (for Y);

- X added (contributed) his mite to Y;

- X contributed his (small) share to Y;

- X made a (his) contribution to Y;

- [in refer, to participation in a discussion etc] X put in his two cents worth.

     ♦ Председатель Голубев сидел сейчас в кабинете и вносил свою лепту в общее большое бумажное дело (Войнович 2). At that very moment Golubev was sitting in his office doing his bit for the great cause of paper work (2a).

     ♦ "Как строители древних соборов, люди разных стран внесут свою лепту в дело созидания новой, лучшей Европы" (Эренбург 4). "Like the builders of the ancient cathedrals, the people of the various countries add their mite to the work of creating a new and a better Europe" (4a).

     ♦ Их уже не встретишь на Невском, тех пионеров... Их раскидало и расшвыряло, и они - выросли. Больше или меньше, но вносят они какой-нибудь службой лепту и в сегодняшний день (Битов 2). You won't encounter them on the Nevsky anymore, those pioneers. They were routed and sent flying - and they grew up. Whether more or less, they contribute their mite by some sort of service to the modern day as well (2a).